FKIE_CVE-2026-31428

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-04-13 14:16 - Updated: 2026-04-18 09:16
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD __build_packet_message() manually constructs the NFULA_PAYLOAD netlink attribute using skb_put() and skb_copy_bits(), bypassing the standard nla_reserve()/nla_put() helpers. While nla_total_size(data_len) bytes are allocated (including NLA alignment padding), only data_len bytes of actual packet data are copied. The trailing nla_padlen(data_len) bytes (1-3 when data_len is not 4-byte aligned) are never initialized, leaking stale heap contents to userspace via the NFLOG netlink socket. Replace the manual attribute construction with nla_reserve(), which handles the tailroom check, header setup, and padding zeroing via __nla_reserve(). The subsequent skb_copy_bits() fills in the payload data on top of the properly initialized attribute.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21d8efda029948d3666b0db5afcc0d36c0984aae
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52025ebaa29f4eb4ed8bf92ce83a68f24ab7fdf7
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eff72968161fb8ddb26113344de3b92fb7d7ef5
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f3e5d72455936f42709116fabeca3bb216cda62
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f6ff3444b663d6cfa63eadd61327a18592885a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8365d1064ded323797c5e28e91070c52f44b76c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9f6c51d36482805ac3ffadb9663fe775a13e926
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc961dd7272b5e4a462999635e44a4770d7f2482
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{
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD\n\n__build_packet_message() manually constructs the NFULA_PAYLOAD netlink\nattribute using skb_put() and skb_copy_bits(), bypassing the standard\nnla_reserve()/nla_put() helpers. While nla_total_size(data_len) bytes\nare allocated (including NLA alignment padding), only data_len bytes\nof actual packet data are copied. The trailing nla_padlen(data_len)\nbytes (1-3 when data_len is not 4-byte aligned) are never initialized,\nleaking stale heap contents to userspace via the NFLOG netlink socket.\n\nReplace the manual attribute construction with nla_reserve(), which\nhandles the tailroom check, header setup, and padding zeroing via\n__nla_reserve(). The subsequent skb_copy_bits() fills in the payload\ndata on top of the properly initialized attribute."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-31428",
  "lastModified": "2026-04-18T09:16:32.993",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-04-13T14:16:12.957",
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    },
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}


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